The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-28
THE CRUEL WAR OVER.
Battles in Which Wind Was
Very Prominent.
THE STORY OF THE TUssEL.
8he Fat Fake OF Denver Reporters
Meets an Early Death-Wind
in q Tin whistle.
The Ute War.

GLENwooD SPRINGS, Colo, August 26,
10 o. m.-The arrival of courier at
this hour, with report of fight with
the Utes, in which one white man was
killed and several scouts wounded,
created a profound impression here.
When the news arrived Governor
Adams. who was on his way to meet
General Crook near Meeker, for the
purpose of holding q peace pow WOW
with CoIoroW, Was making q speech at
the hotel GlenEood. He was speaking
on the resolution Which had just been
presented him on behalf OF the citizens
endorsing his action in ordering out the
militia. An officer OF the post came
into the room, and walking up to the
Governor, whispered something IN his
ear. The Governors countenapce grew
pale. and after a few moments pause,
he told the gathering OF
what he had just heard.
and almost Immediately left for General
Vests headquarters, tor consultation.
This news gives very black look to the
peace DOW WOW, as it is now believed
that the fight is being waged with unre-
!enting fury.
Ward, the man who is reported killed,
is a prominent citizen of Grand Buttes.
He was deputy under Kendall. 1t is
believed that the officer opened the ball
against the Utes upon his arrival on the
scene when they were parting with Les
lie. This engagement being the first
real baptism of blood since the begin
ming of the campaign, the chances are
that more serious battle occurred to-
day. Further news is awaited with I'M
patience.
DENVER, August GA Nea0S special
from Rangely, Colorado, at 10 am. by
courier to Glenwood Springs, via
Meeker: The fight occurred at q place
six miles west of Rangely in little
CANYON between the mountains. The
Indians had planned al ambush, but
scouts discovered it and retreated in
time. The Indians then opened fire and
Major Leslie, commanding the scouts,
who were augmented by Major
Hooper's Aspen Volunteers, returned
the ire from behind the rocks. The
Indians showed themselves and
fought desperately and upon the
irst concentrated fire of the
troops two Indians fell and one
white man, DR.. Dument, OF Meeker
with Kendall's band, was wounded. For
three hours the battle ragged inces sanity
Then the Utes retreated to the tlmber
and only skirmish shots were fired dur
ing the day. It continued until II
o'clock last night, but no one was in
iured, Jack Ward, one of Kendall s
men, was shot down during the first
part of the fight. The whites saw eight
indians dragged behind the line. The
Indians were dead. There we're five
whites wounded. Their names are not
known at this time. Three OF them wei e
members of Hooper's company. One
man was scout and two are believed,
although not known, to be soldiers. At
ter the fight the Indians retreated and
the report comes that were going to
piilage ranches. They were not head
ing for the reservation. Men of the
National Guards and in fact all whites
are all most on foot. The horses are all
PLAYED out. a courier passed here this
morning bound for Meeker after sup
plies, and hospital supplies. There is
immediate demand for them. The men
have barely had enough to eat.
WASHINGTON, August N.-Orders
have been telegraphed from the War
Department TO General Crook to con-
fer with Governor Adams, of Colorado,
in reference to the Ute troubles, This
Is in accordance with instructions from
the President, as result OF Governor
Adams suggestion. Army officers ex-
press the belief that no trouble viii be
experienced in inducing the Indians to
return to the reservation if the confer
ence between General Crook and Gen
eral Adams results in the suspension of
the attempt by the State authorities to
enforce civil processes against the In
dams. General Crook has been author
lied to take with him interpreters and
other persons who may be influential
with the indians in order that he may
treat directly with ColoroW, after the
conference with Governor Adams.
DENVER, August STA telegram just
received from Rangely, via Glenwood,
says: The only man known 10 have
been killed in the fight Thursday was
Jack Ward, who was buried to-day.
The wounded on our side are Lieuten-
ant Folsom, of Aspen; Edward Foltz, of
Aspen; L. Stewart, OF LesdVilIe; the lat
ter not seriously, and DR.. 'Dumont, of
Meeker; Col. Folsom, MORALLY. E
The courier who left this morning re-
ports 700 Indians in the field.
GLEEwooD SPRINGS, August 9th,
430p. m.-The Utes are on the reserva-
ton and the commander of the force q
at Fort DuChesne has agreed to assist
the United States Marshal in arrestipg
ColoroW and his Indians that are
wanted BY Sheriff Kendall. 1t has been
agreed to here, by Leslie and Kendall
and courier has been dispatched to
headquarters for an endorsement. The
war is virtually over.
DENVER, Coio., August pa Pepub-
lsoIn special from Camp Adams, states
that Lieutenant Leslie and escort have
gone to the reservation to demand the
hody of Colorow and the two Indians
wanted for horse stealing, Kendall says
be will have those Indians st all haz-
ards. 1t is believed by some that all
the Utes have not returned to the res
erYation. A small band may have done
SO, in order to throw the troops of the
trail, Nhile the rest of the band fortify
themselves in the mountains and Law in
q supply of provisions for 9 long en-
gsgement.
Two GREAT enemies-Hood's Sara
pariIla and impure blood. The latter is
utterly defeated by tho peculiar medi-